Total Crime Rate

395.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 395.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 118.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.9 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barton Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsmead , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Bath and North East Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Street (BA1 1HG) in the last 12 months was 395.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Kingsmead average (397.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Street (BA1 1HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St James'S Parade (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hot Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheap Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheap Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheap Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead North —
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsmead North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingsmead North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsmead North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheap Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cheap Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parsonage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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